Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE

caterpillar or pupa or cocoon at City Renewal Authority Area

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Identification history

	Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE	8 Jan 2024	ibaird
	Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE	7 Jan 2024	Hejor1

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Beautiful golden sheen, each one is like a drop which comes to a point on top. Couldn't collect them but will go back when I can.

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donhe wrote:

8 Jan 2024

I have never seen Lepi eggs like that. Usually they are hemispherical or barrel shaped, sometimes with minute ribs and sometimes hexagonal lacework, see
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/eggs.html

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Location information

Coordinates 149.133133 -35.262608
Altitude 574.9m
Maps City Renewal Authority Area
Places Braddon, ACT

Sighting information

5 Abundance
7 Jan 2024 02:06 PM Recorded on
Hejor1 Recorded by
Collections
Hejor1 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

eucalyptus Associated plant
Eggs Breeding behaviour
Less than 5mm Animal size
False Insect on a flower

Species information

Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE Scientific name
caterpillar or pupa or cocoon Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1191m Recorded at altitude
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